
The ex-Coast Guard lieutenant arrested for allegedly threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump had previously criticized the attempted assassin from Butler, Pennsylvania, while also offering alternative methods to kill the president, including raising funds for a "contract hit."
Peter Stinson, a former U.S. Coast Guard sharpshooter who lives in Oakton, Virginia, served from 1988 to 2021 and later worked as an instructor for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). According to investigators, he also self-identifies as a member of ANTIFA, CBS News reported.